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May 1, 1998 · Wilde: Directed by Brian Gilbert. With Stephen Fry, Jude Law, Vanessa Redgrave, Jennifer Ehle. The turmoil in poet/playwright Oscar Wilde's life after he discovers his homosexuality.
Aug 16, 2023 · Famous Authors & Writers. Playwrights. Oscar Wilde. Author Oscar Wilde was known for his acclaimed works including 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' and 'The Importance of Being Earnest,' as well as...
Biography. Study Guide. Quotes. Plays. Novels. Poetry. Short Stories. Oscar Wilde Biography. Oscar Wilde was born on October 16, 1854, in Dublin, Ireland. He was educated at Trinity College in Dublin and at Magdalen College, Oxford, and settled in London, where he married Constance Lloyd in 1884.
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His only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891), is flawed as a work of art, but gained him much of his notoriety. This book gives a particularly 1890s perspective on the timeless theme of sin and punishment. Wilde published a volume of poems early in his career as a writer.
Oscar Wilde emerged in late nineteenth century London as the living embodiment of the Aesthetic movement. He won fame as a dramatist, poet and novelist whose ideas on art, beauty and personal freedom formed a formidable challenge to Victorian puritanicalism.
Apr 9, 2024 · 9 April 2024. 1 min. The Uncensored Picture of Dorian Gray. Oscar Wilde, Nicholas Frankel. “Now, for the first time, we can read the version that Wilde intended…Both the text and Nicholas Frankel’s introduction make for fascinating reading.” —Paris Review.
